Restrictions on religious beliefs and practices rose between mid-2006 and mid-2009 in 23 of the world’s 198 countries (12%), decreased in 12 countries (6%) and remained essentially unchanged in 163 countries (82%), according to a new study by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Continue Reading
Controversies Over Mosques and Islamic Centers Across the U.S.
This map shows the locations of 37 proposed mosques and Islamic centers that have encountered community resistance in the last three years. In many cases, the opposition has centered on neighbors' concerns about traffic, noise, parking and property values - the same objections that often greet Continue Reading